πορφυροῦς
porphyrous · purple
Greek word · Strong’s number G4210 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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porphyrous (πορφυροῦς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “purple”.
The costly color of kings.
How to say it
por·phy·rous
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Of the deep red of kings.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- John 19:2
And the soldiers, having twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and they threw a purple robe around him,
- John 19:5
So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And he says to them, “Look, the man!”
- Revelation 17:4
And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality,
- Revelation 18:16
saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearl!